grouse

I crowdsourced
my sourpuss
spouse
by spouse.


zeitgeber

It’s a regular
bite-sized
being-in-the-world.


sylph

Cellophane,
yelling for help.


ephebe

The effete offspring.


agley

You are
planning to layout
the paragraphs
ragged.


pleach

Plaid
and platinum
basket, beseeching.


apotropaic

Pray
for a stopgap
trapdoor.